Page 11 - Coal

India's power consumption rises 10% in Apr-Feb to 1,375 bn units

India's power consumption surged 10 per cent to 1375.57 billion units (BU) during April-February this fiscal year and has already surpassed the level of electricity supplied in entire 2021-22. The government data showed that power consumption in April-February 2021-22 was 1245.54 BU. In entire fiscal year 2021-22, power consumption was 1374.02 BU, which is less than 1375.57 BU recorded during April 2022 to February 2023 period. Experts say power consumption is expected to grow in double digits in the coming months in view of forecasts of unprecedented high demand, especially in summer. The power ministry has estimated peak power demand in the country at 229 GW during April this year, which is higher than 215.88 GW recorded in the same month a year ago. The ministry has taken many steps to meet high power demand and also asked state utilities to not go for power cuts or load shedding. The ministry has also asked all imported coal-based power plants to run on full capacity from Mar

Indian industries stock up on coal to avoid shortages during summer

The fear of disruptions to mine output when monsoon rains begin a couple of months later is also a factor

South Eastern Coalfields joins 150-mt coal production club in FY23

In the past three years, SECL's coal production has decreased

PowerMin expects 20 million tonnes domestic coal shortfall in April-June

An earlier projection by the coal ministry had pegged the coal supply to be around 205 mt during Q1

The spectre of coal over climate change as electricity demand soars

Record summer heat has sent electricity demand soaring. Despite the focus on renewables, thermal power will meet additional demand, sending sustainability targets for a toss

India faces high power cut risks after years of coal, hydropower neglect

A rapid addition of solar farms has helped India avert daytime supply gaps, but a shortage of coal-fired and hydropower capacity risks exposing millions to widespread outages at night

Renewable subsidies on coal to result in lower emissions in India: Study

Combining renewable subsidies and higher tariffs on coal would lower the emissions by nearly one-third in India by 2030 compared to the current policies, according to a study carried out by two IMF economists. The study, conducted by Margaux MacDonald and John Spray, notes that the two steps would also decrease coal imports by 14 per cent by 2030, thus increasing resilience to global changes in energy prices and improving energy security. Released on Tuesday, the study observes that India has made significant progress towards meeting its emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, but with current policies total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would nonetheless increase by more than 40 per cent by 2030. While a modest increase in short-term emissions may be necessary to meet poverty reduction and energy security goals, a more rapid scaling up of current policies could help lower emissions considerably over the medium term and bring India closer to a path to net zero by 207

Govt likely to lower rail freight rates for coastal shipping of coal

Proposal aimed to ease pressure on rail network, improve coal dispatch during peak demand summer months

Coal vs gas, or coal and gas?

Coal is bad, and so is natural gas, when it comes to climate change. Then why is it that the Western world, which has to date built its economy on dirty coal, is now wedded to gas as its dream fuel?

Coal production up 16% to 698 mn tonnes during Apr-Jan in this fiscal

Coal production grew by 16 per cent touching 698 mn tonnes during April-January period of the current fiscal, against 601 mn tonnes production recorded during the corresponding period of last year

Zero coal import remains elusive as Centre leans on foreign supplies again

Move to make it a must for units running on imported coal to remain fully functional comes amid 50-80% spike in global coal price

Cess on public sector coal production set to rise to fund pension corpus

Financial mismanagement of the pension scheme has depleted corpus meant for pensioners of public sector mines

A coal-dependent India can't move to zero overnight: GE's Mahesh Palashikar

In a Q&A, the President of GE South Asia asserts that natural gas will bridge India's journey from coal to renewables, even as he points is massive potential in onshore wind energy

Work in progress to set up Coal-to-Methanol plants in country: Puri

Work is in progress to set up Coal-to-Methanol plants in the country using indigenous technology, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. BHEL (Hyderabad and Trichy), Thermax, and IIT Delhi are working on the project, the Union minister said while inaugurating the demo run of an Inland Water Vessel powered by Methanol blended Diesel (MD15) on the Brahmaputra here. The low-carbon boat ride was done on a 50-seater motor launch marine vessel named 'SB Gangadhar' by Puri and Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameshwar Teli. Methanol is a cost-effective alternative marine fuel, less expensive than other marine fuels and is economical in terms of developing shoreside storage and bunkering infrastructure, Puri said. Assam Petrochemical Limited (APL), Namrup, currently produces about 100 TPD of Methanol and is implementing a new project for the production of 500 TPD of Methanol, Puri said at the event, organised as a part of the .

CAQM asks Coal India to stop supply, sale to industries in Delhi-NCR

However, the use of low-sulphur coal in thermal power plants is allowed

Dec traffic at major ports sails to highest in FY23, rises 10.4 per cent

Twelve major ports handled cargo of 69.5 million tonnes in December, which is highest during current fiscal year

Coal production target at more than 1 billion tonnes for FY24: Govt

A total of 290 mines are operational in Coal India Ltd (CIL) out of which 97 mines produce more than one MT per year

Financial sector exposed to risks of low-carbon transition, shows study

Coal currently accounts for 44 per cent of India's primary energy and 70 per cent of its power generation

Coal Ministry offers relaxation in revision of Performance Bank Guarantee

Coal Ministry Offered relaxation in Revision of Performance Bank Guarantee and extended Bid due date for Commercial Coal Block auction upto January 30

Chhattisgarh coal levy 'scam': Enforcement Directorate raids multiple sites

The searches are being undertaken in state capital Raipur, Korba, Durg and Ranchi in Jharkhand and Bengaluru (Karnataka)